Peter Katis (Producer/engineer)

I am a proud owner of ALL of Thermionic Culture's current products!  "The Phoenix" compressor lives on my mix buss.  I know the English aren't known for their machismo, but this compressor makes me feel like more of a man.  "The EarlyBird" is my "go to" pre-amp/ EQ for guitars and/or anything else that requires a never-fail, ultra hi-fi tube pre sound (being used on a big, fat snare drum as I write this).  And "The Culture Vulture" has been responsible for countless acts of musical mischief and occasional outbursts of sonic obscenity.  Enter "The Pullet".  Combined with "The EarlyBird" for its make-up gain, both the boost and cut EQ functions are so smooth that it's a little freaky.  But the coolest thing is the ability to combine it with other pre-amps for subtle changes in color beyond your EQ decisions.  Try it with a pair of old Telefunken V76s and add a little more gain than you need...yah.  Running things through tubes isn't always called for, but somehow this stuff never misses...all these units sound great for drums, too.  And please, Mr. Thermionic, never put input or output meters on "The Phoenix"; I might not be so brave if I could see how hard I was actually pushing things.  This isn't a paid promotion.  I just love the stuff.

Peter Katis
Producer/Engineer
(Interpol, The National, Spoon, Rainer Maria, Longwave, The Von Bondies, Mobius Band, Guster, Clem Snide, Ours, The Grates, Mice Parade, Oneida, The Philistines Jr., Get Up Kids...)